RIP Sam Moore

[Basvarken]

Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave) passed away at 89.


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/arts/music/sam-moore-dead.html

[uwe]

Pivotal for the David Coverdale (baritone-tenor like Dave)/Glenn Hughes (tenor like Sam) dual lead vocal attack, 'alternate singers from verse to verse'-set-up with Purple in Mk III and Mk IV. No other heavy rock band did that in the mid 70s, but it clearly owed a debt to Sam & Dave who had been hugely popular in the UK in the latish 60s. Coverdale and Hughes, both from the North of England, were both of course Soul buffs.

Strangely, the dual lead vocals idea was Ritchie's, power play within the band might have played a role along the 'divide & conquer' rule after Ian Gillan as his single lead vocalist nemesis had been successfully rowed out by him. But it goes to show that Ritchie - inane comments like not wishing to play "shoeshine music" when he left DP after Stormbringer aside - did have an ear for soul acts too.

Do set your differences with Dave Prater aside now, Sam, you have an eternity! Kiss and make up.

[Pilgrim]

Sam and Dave - one of the truly electric, great R&B pairs. R.I.P.

[morrow]

There were several Daves.

[uwe]

Unless you meant David Lee Roth from the "Sam & Dave" tour with Sammy Hagar, I think you meant to say that there were several Sams! And the first and original Sam (Moore) never forgave Dave Prater for finding another Sam (Daniels) to tour with after the original Sam had left.

Here's Sam II singing with Dave on a rerecorded medley of old hits:

It's not that the new Sam couldn't sing, but it wasn't the same.

[Dave W]

Unless you meant David Lee Roth from the "Sam & Dave" tour with Sammy Hagar, I think you meant to say that there were several Sams! And the first and original Sam (Moore) never forgave Dave Prater for finding another Sam (Daniels) to tour with after the original Sam had left.

Here's Sam II singing with Dave on a rerecorded medley of old hits:

It's not that the new Sam couldn't sing, but it wasn't the same.

This isn't common but it's not rare either. IIRC there were at least a couple of Jays in Jay & the Americans. Dave & Sugar  -- look at some of their live performances on YT, there were at least 6 Sugars. The 50s country duo Jimmy and Johnny was actually Jimmy and his brother Lynn most of the time.